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rita359

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  1. EEK! There's a MAN in my room!

    rita359 replied to abooker's topic in General Nursing

    It wasn't so long ago that the standards were the same for males and females. Males were not allowed to catherize females and females were not allowed to catherize males. For years the orderlies...

  2. EEK! There's a MAN in my room!

    rita359 replied to abooker's topic in General Nursing

    You would have to go way back in history to figure out where these attitudes come from. Modesty was a virtue at one time and still is for a segment of the population. There are women who will not...

  3. What do you think are the current major problems in nursing?

    rita359 replied to Barras's topic in General Nursing

    1. Nurse patient ratios are to high. 1-7 or 8 or more is too high for the reality of nursing care today. These ratios and higher worked years ago because the acuity of the patient population was...

  4. ADN or BSN

    rita359 replied to LV2BME's topic in General Nursing

    I suggest going for the ADN program instead of waiting for BSN seat. ADN, sit for boards, pass, apply for Bsn program. Then if life throws you a curve ball you have your RN. Ultimate goal BSN or...

  5. Problem removing male cath

    rita359 replied to bubblyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Just curious as to how wife ended up getting it

  6. Do you ever put your foot down with difficult patients?

    rita359 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    It just came out, I know. Way to go girl! I know more of us would like to say these things but hold our

  7. Should Government Pay?

    rita359 replied to Shaggyb2000's topic in General Nursing

    I do not think the framers of the constitution would have defined "general wellfare" as each persons medical needs. That is not general but specific. "General" would be safety, security, other things...

  8. Should Government Pay?

    rita359 replied to Shaggyb2000's topic in General Nursing

    quick answer: no can't imagine how the founding fathers would have ever imagined the federal government paying for health care considering what health care was like at that

  9. Problem removing male cath

    rita359 replied to bubblyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Cutting the catheter is a POOR idea. If the catheter doesn't just slip out after that or the balloon doesn't deflate there would be nothing to keep the whole catheter from slipping into the bladder...

  10. touched inappropriately by patient

    rita359 replied to newohiorn's topic in General Nursing

    Criminal charges seems to be going a bit overboard unless this guy doesn't learn from his mistake. Having security show up is good. Incident report is good but probably won't be seen by nursing...

  11. How much would you have to win to quit working as a nurse? How much would it take?

    rita359 replied to mikethern's topic in General Nursing

    100,000 is not nearly enough. That would not even buy a house in my part of the country much less somewhere with a high cost of living. Forbes magazine recently had an article said you need to save...

  12. How Bad Is It Really?

    rita359 replied to 987!'s topic in General Nursing

    Still remember my experience the summer after high school working as a nurses aide having to empty a bedpan and almost gagging. My fellow aides thought I'd never make it as a nurse but 39 years later...

  13. husband begrudgingly supportive

    rita359 replied to RN_Pursuit2b's topic in General Nursing

  14. Emergency situations: what do I do???

    rita359 replied to Daria5363's topic in General Nursing

    If you think your pt has had a pulmonary embolus, start some O2, raise head of bed and then have physician called. If matter is more urgent and you need help immediately Joint Commission is now...

  15. New nurse question re: NPO and meds

    rita359 replied to LisaJanae's topic in General Nursing

    A surgeon at my hospital is known to say "what part of NPO do you not understand?" If your patient is going to OR clear any med needed with the surgeon or anesthesiologist. Better to make an extra...

  16. ER- HELP: Dumbest reason people go to ER

    rita359 replied to DachRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Funny as these posts are, had an individual years ago with, I think it was a hair spray container in that particular oriface. Drs could not get it our from below and he ended up with a colostomy for...

  17. Nurses that write their own orders

    rita359 replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

    Seems to me we have a lot of issues going on here. This nurse is used to a facility that had 24/7 coverage by drs, interns and now is in a very rural setting. Its going to be a culture shock kind of...

  18. Can I get a situation review from experienced nurses?

    rita359 replied to MarySunshine's topic in General Nursing

    You should have done just what you did. Appologize for nothing. My mother-in-law was a hospice pt at home dying. One day I went to her home. She was having long periods of apnea for several hours....

  19. What would you change about your scrubs?

    rita359 replied to daisygirl_001's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Elastic waist bands and pockets in pants that are deep enough that things don't fall out of them when you sit down. It would also be nice if they were not so scrub like. I am getting soooo tired of...

  20. Non smoking hospital: What is this?!!!

    rita359 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital has been smoke free for some time now. Hospital grounds are also supposed to be smoke free. Signs posted in parking lots. Smoke huts disappeared. Many institutions in town and nearby...

  21. Good nurse vs. bad nurse

    rita359 replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, our care coordinators work pretty closely with the nurses especially nurses on day shift. They may not know assessment skills, med knowledge but they would know whether the nurse has a...

  22. Need to vent and ask.....

    rita359 replied to liljsmom02's topic in General Nursing

    I second

  23. my son getting tubes in ears

    rita359 replied to lpnurse!'s topic in General Nursing

    My now 27 year old son had to have ear tubes when he was young. Was so upset about it I cancelled one of the surgeries. That was for my benefit, not his. If he needs ear tubes, do it. This is the...

  24. My nightmarish experience

    rita359 replied to Anona's topic in General Nursing

    Calm down!! You say you saw the patient up and walking around. She surely wasn't hurt as bad as you are whipping yourself over her being hurt. She obviously did not have an air embolism or she...

  25. Personal Malpractice Insurance

    rita359 replied to ProvRN's topic in General Nursing

    Got mine from a local insurance agent. It is through Granite state insurance company. email at